HB393 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Thad McClammy

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Inmate, restoration of all rights after completion of sentence

Summary

HB393 would automatically restore civil rights, including the right to bear arms, to people who lost those rights due to a conviction after completing their sentence or receiving a full pardon (excluding impeachment or treason).

What This Bill Does

If enacted, individuals who have fulfilled their imprisonment terms or received a full unconditional pardon would have their civil rights automatically restored. Pardons granted by the Pardons Board would be treated as full and unconditional unless the pardon document explicitly limits restoration of rights or does not relieve all disabilities. The Pardons Board would issue a certificate stating that the person’s rights are fully restored. The act would repeal conflicting laws and take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals in Alabama who lost civil rights (including the right to bear arms) due to state or federal convictions, excluding impeachment or treason, who have completed their sentence or received a full unconditional pardon.
• The Alabama Pardons Board and related state agencies, which would issue restoration certificates and interpret pardons as full restorations unless explicitly limited.

Key Provisions

• Automatic restoration of civil rights, including the right to bear arms, after completion of imprisonment terms or upon receipt of a full unconditional pardon, for convictions in state or federal court (except impeachment or treason).
• A pardon granted by the Pardons Board is deemed full and unconditional unless the pardon document explicitly limits restoration of civil rights or does not relieve all disabilities.
• The Pardons Board must issue a restoration certificate on a board-approved form stating that the rights have been fully restored.
• All laws or parts of laws that conflict with this act are repealed.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and the governor's approval (or upon becoming law by other means).

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Subjects

Inmates